# Changbao opens $20m tubing threading plant in Sohar, Oman for PDO

Changbao Oman Oil Pipe Company opened a $20 million tubing threading and finishing plant in the Sohar Free Zone, supplying oil country tubular goods to Petroleum Development Oman, with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes a year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-10-22
- Where: Sohar Free Zone, Oman
- Value: $20.0M
- Jobs: 30
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 50,000 metric tonnes a year
- Products: oil country tubular goods (tubing and casing)
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Changbao Oman Oil Pipe Company](https://endata.com/companies/2250.md)
- [Petroleum Development Oman](https://endata.com/companies/1479.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [omanobserver.om](https://www.omanobserver.om/article/70387/Business/pdo-to-source-well-construction-parts-from-new-sohar-factory), 2017-10-23: "The Changbao Oman Oil Pipe Company LLC facility will provide 30 jobs when it runs at maximum capacity"

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